In this picture made available Sunday Nov. 10, 2013, Canadian singer Celine Dion poses during a German TV show. (AP Photo/dpa, Jan Woitas)

Written by

Marco R. della Cava
USA TODAY

There are probably a lot of great things about being Celine Dion. Countless fans. Untold riches. Myriad awards. But the best thing?

"I don't have to do anything I don't want to do," the French-Canadian siren says in her lilting accented English. "I'm in the greatest place. I'm 45 and in the middle of my life. All the decisions I'm making are coming from a grounded place."

One of those recent choices was to return to the studio to record her first English-language album in six years. Loved Me Back to Life was assembled with the help of a small army of hitmakers, ranging from Sia to Stevie Wonder. ...